January 16, 2025 13:50 GMT
CANADA DATA: Housing Starts Reach Third Highest Year On Record
CANADA DATA
- Housing starts in 2024 +2% YOY at 227,697 units, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp says Thursday.
- After three straight months of increase, December housing starts -13% MOM to 231,468 units. That's below economist consensus for 270,000 units.
- 6M moving average in Dec. -0.7% at 242,637 units.
- “While this annual increase shows some signs of progress, Canada still needs significantly higher supply growth to restore affordability in urban centres, said Mathieu Laberge, CMHC’s Chief Economist.
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